HARRISBURG — May Barnhill, 69, of Harrisburg died Saturday, Aug. 2, at Jonesboro.

A retired Jackson’s Funeral Home employee and homemaker, she enjoyed taking care of grandchildren and children. May was in Senior Citizen Club, received a GED, took classes at Delta Vocational Tech and some college, and was a devoted Navy wife for 30 years.

May is survived by husband, Leon Barnhill; daughters, Shon Brown and Carla Armesteadt; sons, Therial and Larry Barnhill; two brother; one sister; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Survivors include sons, Willie Thomas Dobbins and Early Dobbins, both of Marked Tree, and Charles Dobbins of Lepanto; daughter, Darlene Dobbins Dunham of East Point, Mich.; sisters, Minnie Moore of Marked Tree, Scottie Sue Moore of Phoenix, Bennie Faye Moore of Detroit and Richard Mae River of Chicago; brothers, Thomas Moore of Boynton Beach, Fla., and John Moore of Marked Tree; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in Anderson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at Marked Tree with burial in Cherry Beam Cemetery
at Tyronza. Woodard Funeral Service of Marked Tree is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by her husband, Doyle Roofe; son, John Howard Day of Peach Orchard; mother, Ercell Spicer of Corning; brother, Rick Spicer of Little Rock; stepsons, Jeremy and Chris Roofe of Corning; and stepdaughter, Lea Landreth of Biggers.

Visitation will be tonight from 6-8 in Ermert Funeral Home at Corning.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with burial in Woodland Heights Cemetery
at Rector.

Dona Mae Barnes

POCAHONTAS — Dona Mae Barnes, daughter of the late Tennessee “Tennie” York and John Henry Gregory, was born Sept. 8, 1921, in the Lorine Township of Pocahontas.

She departed this life Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at the age of 86.

Her husband, Blake Baker “BB” Barnes, preceded her in death.

She is survived by one son, Charles Harlin “Chuck” Barnes and wife, Mary of Pocahontas; five daughters, Jonnie Darlene Cline of Franklin, Ky., Barbara Ann Slayton and husband, Mac of Myrtle, Mo., Katy Sue Thompson and husband, Marc of Redfield, Martha Jane “Marty” Steel and husband, Roger of Mountain Home and Belinda K. “Bloop” Barnes of Benton. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon at McNabb Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. in City Cemetery
at Doniphan, Mo., with Joby Steele officiating.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Mrs. Barnes’ name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis 38105.

Survivors include her mother, Martha McQuay of Hoxie; her husband, Michael Gosha of Walnut Ridge, children, Candy Bridges of Walnut Ridge, Leslie Ripley and Adam Gosha of Hoxie; five grandchildren; siblings, Darrell McQuay of Alicia, Mitchell McQuay and Karen Woolbright, both of Hoxie, and Steven McQuay of Walnut Ridge;

Service will be Wednesday, at 3 p.m. in Bryan Chapel at Hoxie. Interment will be in Antioch Cemetery
near Warm Springs with Bryan Funeral Home in charge.

Visitation will be this evening from 6-8.

Talmage ‘Rickie’ Hill

WYNNE — Talmage “Rickie” Hill, animal control officer for the City of Wynne, age 59, of Wynne passed away Sunday.

Survivors are his wife, Linda Sue Hill of the home; son, Jonathan Randie Hill of Wynne; brother, Randie L. Hill of Trumann; and grandchildren, Courtney and Megan Hill of Wynne.

Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel at Wynne with burial in Harrisburg Memorial Park.

Visitation will be this evening from 6-8 at Kernodle Funeral Home.

Ralph Jones

CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Ralph Jones, 83, of Cherokee Village died Sunday in Mountain Home.

Retired from Ford Motor Co., he served in the Navy during World War II and was one of the first Navy Seals.

Survivors include his wife, Joan Jones of the home; daughter, Shelley Worth of Toledo, Ohio; sons, David Jones of Cherokee Village, Kevin Jones of Boston, and Robert Jones of Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; sister, Shirley Geiman of Toledo; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Arrangements are by Heath Funeral Home at Highland. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening at 5 with Rosary said at 6:30.

Funeral Mass will be in St. Michael’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday.